The University of Georgia
Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
U. S. Congressional District 7
2002 Farm Gate Value Report
Sue Boatright, Erin Bergstrom, and John McKissick
Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
July, 2003
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DISTRICT SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... 1
TOTAL FARM GATE VALUE ............................................................................................................. 2
ROW & FORAGE CROPS ............................................................................................................... 3-7
Barley ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Corn
............................................................................................................................................ 4
Cotton ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Hay
............................................................................................................................................ 4
Oats
............................................................................................................................................ 5
Other .............................................................................................................................................. 5
Peanu ts .......................................................................................................................................... 5
Rye
............................................................................................................................................ 5
Silage ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Sorghum ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Soybeans ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Straw ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Tobacco .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Wheat ............................................................................................................................................ 7
FRUITS & NUTS ............................................................................................................................. 8-10
Apples ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Blueberries ..................................................................................................................................... 9
Grapes ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Other ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Peaches ........................................................................................................................................ 10
Pecans .......................................................................................................................................... 10
Strawberries ................................................................................................................................. 10
VEGETABLES .............................................................................................................................. 11-20
Banana Peppers ......................................................................................................................... 12
Bell Pep pers ................................................................................................................................. 12
Broccoli ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Cabbage ....................................................................................................................................... 12
Cantaloupe ................................................................................................................................... 13
Carrots .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Collards ....................................................................................................................................... 13
Cucum bers ................................................................................................................................... 13
Eggplant ....................................................................................................................................... 14
English Peas ............................................................................................................................... 14
Green House ................................................................................................................................ 14
Green Onions .............................................................................................................................. 14
Hot Pepp ers ................................................................................................................................. 15
Irish Potatoes .............................................................................................................................. 15
Kale ............................................................................................................................................. 15
Lettuce ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Lima Beans ................................................................................................................................. 16
Mustard ........................................................................................................................................ 16
Okra
.......................................................................................................................................... 16
Onions .......................................................................................................................................... 16
Other ............................................................................................................................................. 17
Pole Beans ................................................................................................................................... 17
Pumpkin ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Snap Beans .................................................................................................................................. 17
Southern Peas .............................................................................................................................. 18
Spinach ........................................................................................................................................ 18
Sweet C orn ................................................................................................................................... 18
Sweet Potatoes ........................................................................................................................... 18
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Toma to .........................................................................................................................................
Turnip Greens .............................................................................................................................
Turnip Roots ................................................................................................................................
Watermelon ..................................................................................................................................
Winter Squash .............................................................................................................................
Yellow Squash ............................................................................................................................
Zucchini ........................................................................................................................................
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE .............................................................................................. 21-23
Containe r Nursery ........................................................................................................................ 22
Field Nu rsery ................................................................................................................................ 22
Greenhouse .................................................................................................................................. 22
Other ............................................................................................................................................ 22
Turfgrass ...................................................................................................................................... 23
FORESTRY & PRODUCTS ......................................................................................................... 24-25
Christmas Trees ........................................................................................................................... 25
Other ............................................................................................................................................ 25
Pine Straw .................................................................................................................................... 25
Timber .......................................................................................................................................... 25
LIVESTOCK & AQUACULTURE ................................................................................................ 26-30
Beef C attle Fin ished O utside C ounty ........................................................................................... 27
Beef Cows .................................................................................................................................... 27
Beef Stock ers ............................................................................................................................... 27
Catfish .......................................................................................................................................... 27
Dairy .......................................................................................................................................... 28
Goats .......................................................................................................................................... 28
Horses Boarding, Breeding & Training ....................................................................................... 28
Horses Raised ............................................................................................................................. 28
Other ............................................................................................................................................ 29
Pork Farrow to Finish .................................................................................................................. 29
Pork Feeder ................................................................................................................................. 29
Pork Finishing ............................................................................................................................. 30
Quail .......................................................................................................................................... 30
Sheep .......................................................................................................................................... 30
POULTRY & EGGS ...................................................................................................................... 31-33
Breed er Pulle t Units ..................................................................................................................... 32
Hatching Layers ........................................................................................................................... 32
Table La yers ................................................................................................................................. 32
Other ............................................................................................................................................ 32
Broiler Grower .............................................................................................................................. 33
Broiler Integrator ........................................................................................................................... 33
OTHER INCOME .......................................................................................................................... 34-36
Crop Insurance ............................................................................................................................. 35
Govern ment P aymen ts ................................................................................................................ 35
Hunting Leases Deer .................................................................................................................. 35
Hunting Leases Duck .................................................................................................................. 35
Hunting Leases Turkey ............................................................................................................... 36
Other ............................................................................................................................................ 36
Congressional District 7 2002 Farm Gate Summary
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total Farm Gate Value
$168,103,588
$69,142,547
$67,112,861
$26,448,145
$36,781,795
2002 Farm Gate Value by Category
Vegetables
Row Crops
Other
Forestry
Fruit/Nut
Livestock
Forestry
1.3%
Fruit/Nut
0.1%
Livestock
13.7%
Orn Hort
16.7%
Poultry
65.6%
Other
0.2%
Row Crops
2.2%
Vegetables
0.2%
Total:
100.0%
Orn Hort
Poultry
2002 Top Ten Commodities
Horses - Raised
Beef
Cows
Container
Nursery
Hay
Congressional District 7
Timber
Turfgrass
Others
Broiler - Grower
Horses Boarding,
training,
breeding
Broiler - Integrator
Greenhouse
Total:
$367,588,936
1
Broiler - Integrator
Greenhouse
Horses - Boarding, training, breeding
Broiler - Grower
Beef Cows
Container Nursery
Hay
Horses - Raised
Timber
Turfgrass
Others
Total:
56.5%
13.2%
8.7%
7.9%
2.0%
1.8%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
5.6%
100.0%
Total Farm Gate Value 2002
Forestry
and Related
Products
Fruits and
Nuts
Livestock
and
Aquaculture
Ornamental
Horticulture
Poultry and
Eggs
Row and
Forage
Crops
$2,599,535
$25,900
$19,856,473
$4,765,968
$323,190
$134,417,817
$6,114,705
$0
$168,103,588
$577,534
$192,160
$10,514,498
$30,952,264
$23,010
$25,960,156
$922,925
$0
$69,142,547
$61,558
$0
$3,525,210
$2,439,871
$162,369
$60,579,478
$344,375
$0
$67,112,861
Gwinnett
$225,000
$169,325
$12,195,123
$9,053,860
$125,125
$4,391,712
$288,000
$0
$26,448,145
Paulding
$1,293,750
$111,489
$4,338,455
$14,127,360
$99,010
$15,794,304
$374,125
$643,302
$36,781,795
Total
$4,757,377
$498,874
$50,429,758
$61,339,323
$732,704
$241,143,467
$8,044,130
$643,302
$367,588,936
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
2
Vegetables
Total
Other
Row and Forage Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 7
$ 8,044,130
Congressional District 7
Straw
Wheat
Corn
Soybeans
Cotton
Silage
Hay
Barley
0.0%
Corn
10.1%
Cotton
9.8%
Hay
54.2%
Oats
0.0%
Other
0.0%
Peanuts
0.0%
Rye
0.0%
Silage
13.6%
Sorghum
0.0%
Soybeans
3.3%
Straw
3.4%
Tobacco
0.0%
Wheat
5.7%
Total:
100.0%
Barley
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Cotton
Acres
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$149,097
State Total:
Acres
1,847
Yield
709
Price
$0.60
1,847
$501,727,753
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$785,714
$0
$0
$0
$0
$785,714
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 1
District 1
29.3%
Rest of GA 70.7%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Corn
Hay
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Acres
2,076
Yield
134
Price
$2.65
125
100
$2.65
200
2,401
80
$2.65
Farm Gate
Value
$737,188
$0
$33,125
$0
$42,400
$812,713
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$99,558,668
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Acres
15,641
4,000
1,500
2,000
2,200
25,341
Yield
3.0
3.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
Price
$60.00
$60.00
$60.00
$60.00
$60.00
Farm Gate
Value
$2,815,380
$816,000
$180,000
$288,000
$264,000
$4,363,380
$129,412,928
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 1
District 1
District 1
24.0%
Rest of GA 76.0%
Total:
100.0%
District 1
13.4%
Rest of GA 86.6%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
Oats
Peanuts
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Acres
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$10,574,566
State Total:
Acres
Yield
Price
$232,193,157
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 1
District 1
District 1
13.3%
Rest of GA 86.7%
Total:
100.0%
District 1
18.7%
Rest of GA 81.3%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of
GA
Rest of GA
Other
Rye
Farm Gate
Value
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$98,635,112
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Acres
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$23,553,092
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 1
District 1
District 1
22.8%
Rest of GA 77.2%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
District 1
20.8%
Rest of GA 79.2%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Silage
Soybeans
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Acres
1,500
235
250
Yield
15.0
13.0
15.0
Price
$35.00
$35.00
$35.00
215
2,200
9.0
$35.00
Farm Gate
Value
$787,500
$106,925
$131,250
$0
$67,725
$1,093,400
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$36,025,295
State Total:
Acres
1,838
Yield
27
Price
$5.30
1,838
$19,980,989
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 1
District 1
District 1
8.5%
Rest of GA 91.5%
Total:
100.0%
District 1
19.3%
Rest of GA 80.7%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Sorghum
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Farm Gate
Value
$263,018
$0
$0
$0
$0
$263,018
Straw
Acres
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$4,336,179
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Acres
1,800
Yield
75
1,800
Price
$2.00
Farm Gate
Value
$270,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$270,000
$19,395,801
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 1
District 1
District 1
9.7%
Rest of GA 90.3%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of
GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
District 1
10.7%
Rest of GA 89.3%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Tobacco
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Acres
Yield
Price
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$110,267,030
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA
District 1
63.2%
Rest of GA 36.8%
Total:
100.0%
District 1
Wheat
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Acres
2,530
Yield
53
2,530
Price
$3.40
Farm Gate
Value
$455,906
$0
$0
$0
$0
$455,906
$40,476,077
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 1
District 1
11.5%
Rest of GA 88.5%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
Fruit and Nut Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 7
$ 498,874
2002 Fruit and Nut Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 7
Strawberries
Apples
Apples
27.6%
Blueberries
33.6%
Grapes
3.5%
Other
0.0%
Peaches
2.6%
Pecans
0.8%
Strawberries 31.9%
Total:
100.0%
Pecans
Peaches
Grapes
Blueberries
Apples
Grapes
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Acres
Total
90
Farm Gate Value
$0
$81,900
25
$0
$0
$56,000
115
$137,900
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$5,658,128
State Total:
Acres
8
$17,280
$6,241,945
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
8
Farm Gate Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$17,280
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 7
District
7
District 7
2.4%
Rest of GA 97.6%
Total:
100.0%
District 7
0.3%
Rest of GA 99.7%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Blueberries
Other
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Acres
7
20
Total
Farm Gate Value
$25,900
$110,260
3
6
$0
$10,125
$21,120
36
$167,405
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$29,627,829
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 7
District 7
0.6%
Rest of GA 99.4%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
9
Farm Gate Value
Peaches
Strawberries
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Acres
Total
7
Farm Gate Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$12,985
7
$12,985
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
4
4
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District
7
District 7
District 7
0.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
District 7
3.5%
Rest of GA 96.5%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Pecans
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Acres
Total
6
Farm Gate Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,104
6
$4,104
$45,814,273
State Total:
$159,200
$4,492,716
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
Farm Gate Value
$0
$0
$0
$159,200
$0
Total
$49,852,368
State Total:
Acres
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 7
District 7
0.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
10
Vegetable Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 7
$ 643,302
2002 Vegetable Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 7
Turnip Greens
Collards
Tomato
Irish Potatoes
Collards
Irish Potatoes
Lima Beans
Cantaloupe
Okra
Snap Beans
Southern Peas
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomato
Turnip Greens
Watermelon
Others
Cantaloupe
Okra
Sweet Corn
Snap Beans
Southern Peas
Total:
2.4%
35.0%
0.0%
1.9%
0.5%
4.7%
1.6%
34.8%
0.0%
16.8%
2.2%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
Banana Peppers
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Broccoli
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$983,200
State Total:
$284,925
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Bell Peppers
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Cabbage
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$57,905,678
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$39,226,040
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
12
Cantaloupe
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
5
5
Collards
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$12,500
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$12,500
$25,085,474
State Total:
20
20
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
District 7
0.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
District 7
0.1%
Rest of GA 99.9%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Carrots
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Cucumbers
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$11,590,470
State Total:
$15,750
$22,561,442
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$15,750
$48,314,695
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
13
Eggplant
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Green House
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$9,930,587
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
English Peas
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Green Onions
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$270,510
State Total:
$2,015,000
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
14
Hot Peppers
Kale
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$9,288,790
State Total:
$2,148,249
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Irish Potatoes
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
8
8
Lettuce
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$225,000
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$225,000
$1,461,598
State Total:
$435,000
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
15.4%
Rest of GA 84.6%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
15
Lima Beans
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Okra
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$6,443,803
State Total:
6
6
$3,192
$891,816
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$3,192
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
0.4%
Rest of GA 99.6%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Mustard
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Onions
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$7,177,992
State Total:
$70,459,800
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
16
Other
Pumpkin
Farm Gate
Value
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,930,630
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Snap Beans
Pole Beans
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$30,240
$39,057,905
State Total:
$2,601,245
State Total:
30
30
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$30,240
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
0.1%
Rest of GA 99.9%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
17
Southern Peas
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
18
18
Sweet Corn
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$10,350
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$10,350
$7,136,875
State Total:
200
200
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
District 7
0.1%
Rest of GA 99.9%
Total:
100.0%
District 7
0.3%
Rest of GA 99.7%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Spinach
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Sweet Potatoes
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$330,000
State Total:
$224,000
$67,515,919
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$224,000
$2,208,743
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
18
Tomato
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
55
55
Turnip Roots
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$107,938
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$107,938
$54,509,572
State Total:
$308,280
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
0.2%
Rest of GA 99.8%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Turnip Greens
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
35
35
Watermelon
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$14,333
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$14,333
$13,194,697
State Total:
$94,778,608
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
0.1%
Rest of GA 99.9%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
19
Winter Squash
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Zucchini
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$957,047
State Total:
$20,075,136
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Yellow Squash
Acres
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$35,632,938
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
20
Ornamental Horticulture
Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 7
$ 61,339,323
2002 Ornamental Horticulture Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 7
Turfgrass
Container Nursery
Field Nursery
Container Nursery 10.5%
Field Nursery
4.4%
Greenhouse
78.9%
Other
0.0%
Turfgrass
6.2%
Total:
100.0%
Greenhouse
Container Nursery
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Acres
20
20
65
48
Greenhouse
Price
$42,200
$42,200
$42,200
$42,200
153
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$844,000
$844,000
$2,743,000
$2,025,600
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
$6,456,600
Total
$169,155,750
State Total:
Sq Ft
12,000
1,454,000
100,000
500,000
1,000,000
Price
$12.00
$20.00
$12.00
$12.00
$12.00
$48,424,000
3,066,000
$236,478,664
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$144,000
$29,080,000
$1,200,000
$6,000,000
$12,000,000
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 7
District 7
District 7
3.8%
Rest of GA 96.2%
Total:
100.0%
District 7
20.5%
Rest of GA 79.5%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Field Nursery
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Other
Acres
130
40
30
2
8
210
Price
$12,720
$12,720
$12,720
$12,720
$12,720
Farm Gate
Value
$1,653,600
$508,800
$381,600
$25,440
$101,760
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
$2,671,200
Total
County
$71,216,736
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 7
District 7
3.8%
Rest of GA 96.2%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
22
Acres
Price
Farm Gate
Value
Turfgrass
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Acres
1,040
182
5
100
Harvest
Rate
0.67
0.67
0.67
0.67
1,327
Price
$4,260
$4,260
$4,260
$4,260
Farm Gate
Value
$2,968,368
$519,464
$14,271
$285,420
$0
$3,787,523
$122,182,594
State Total:
Congressional District as % of Georgia
District 7
District 7
3.1%
Rest of GA 96.9%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
23
Forest Products Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 7
$ 4,757,377
2002 Forestry Products Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 7
Christmas Trees
Christmas Trees 15.9%
Other
0.0%
Pine Straw
0.0%
Timber
84.1%
Total:
100.0%
Timber
Christmas Trees
Harvest
Rate
Acres
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Pine Straw
100
6
10
60
5
0.25
1.00
0.25
0.25
0.25
181
Total
Farm Gate
Value
$15,000 $375,000
$17,000 $102,000
$15,000
$37,500
$15,000 $225,000
$15,000
$18,750
$758,250
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$22,370,165
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
7.2%
Rest of GA 92.8%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Other
County
Bartow
Price
Total
$10,537,125
State Total:
Acres
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Price
Timber
Farm Gate
Value
Farm Gate
Value
$2,224,535
$475,534
$24,058
$0
$1,275,000
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
$3,999,127
Total
Total
$561,667,326
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
0.7%
Rest of GA 99.3%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Prepared by: Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
25
Livestock and Aquaculture Farm
Gate Value
Congressional District 7
$ 50,429,758
2002 Livestock and Aquaculture Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 7
Pork
Sheep
Beef
Catfish
Dairy
Goats
Horses
Beef
18.8%
Catfish
0.0%
Dairy
3.0%
Goats
0.4%
Horses 71.4%
Other
0.0%
Pork
6.4%
Quail
0.0%
Sheep
0.1%
Total:
100.0%
Beef Cattle Finished Outside Co
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Head
200
Prod/
Head
500
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0.67
200
Total
Beef Stockers
$67,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
$67,000
$11,082,470
State Total:
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Head
8,000
Total
9,500
1,000
500
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
300
$0.70 $1,680,000
$0
$0.70 $210,000
$0.70 $105,000
$0
300
300
$1,995,000
$63,644,445
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
District 7
0.6%
Rest of GA 99.4%
Total:
100.0%
District 7
3.1%
Rest of GA 96.9%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Beef Cows
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Catfish
Head
8,500
3,500
6,000
3,500
3,000
24,500
Total
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
373.5
373.5
373.5
373.5
373.5
$0.81
$0.81
$0.81
$0.81
$0.81
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
$2,571,548
$1,058,873
$1,815,210
$1,058,873
$907,605
$7,412,108
7
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$16,100
$1.15
$16,100
$6,586,589
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Prod/
Head
7 2,000
Total
$242,784,095
State Total:
Head
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
District 7
3.1%
Rest of GA 96.9%
Total:
100.0%
District 7
0.2%
Rest of GA 99.8%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
27
Dairy
Horses - Boarding, training, breeding
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Farm Gate
Price Value
Prod/
Head Head
140 17,000
125 22,000
$0.15
$0.15
300 17,000
$0.15
565
Total
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
$351,050
$405,625
$0
$0
$752,250
$1,508,925
Farm Gate
Price Value
Prod/
Head
$3,000 $10,500,000
$3,000 $9,000,000
$3,000 $1,500,000
$3,000 $9,000,000
$3,000 $1,800,000
10,600
Total
$245,914,009
State Total:
Head
3,500
3,000
500
3,000
600
$31,800,000
$152,176,000
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
District 7
0.6%
Rest of GA 99.4%
Total:
100.0%
District 7
20.9%
Rest of GA 79.1%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of
GA
Goats
Horses - Raised
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Head
1,000
800
Total
2,950
500
650
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
1.25
1.25
$50.00
$50.00
1.25
1.25
$50.00
$50.00
$62,500
$50,000
$0
$31,250
$40,625
$184,375
$7,687,000
State Total:
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Head
700
1,000
400
$2,000 $1,400,000
$0
$0
$2,000 $2,000,000
$2,000 $800,000
Total
2,100
$4,200,000
$95,398,000
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
District 7
2.4%
Rest of GA 97.6%
Total:
100.0%
District 7
4.4%
Rest of GA 95.6%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
28
Other
Pork - Feeder pigs
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Head
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Head
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total
Total
$22,064,025
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Pork - Finishing only
Pork - Farrow to finish
Prod/
Head Head
2,500 3,675
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
2,500
Total
#
County Houses
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0.35 $3,215,625
$0
$0
$0
$0
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total
$3,215,625
$23,166,466
State Total:
$34,808,279
State Total:
Head
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
9.2%
Rest of GA 90.8%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of
GA
Rest of GA
Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
29
Quail
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Head
Prod/
Head
Farm Gate
Price Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Total
$9,632,100
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Sheep
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Head
100
Prod/
Head
250
350
Total
Farm Gate
Price Value
1.25
$70.00
1.25
$70.00
$8,750
$0
$0
$0
$21,875
$30,625
$540,838
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
5.7%
Rest of GA 94.3%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
30
Poultry and Egg Farm Gate
Value
Congressional District 7
$ 241,143,467
2002 Poultry and Egg Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 7
Hatch Layers
Breeder Pullet Unit
Breeder Pullet Unit
0.6%
Broilers
98.1%
Hatch Layers
1.3%
Table Layers
0.0%
Other
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Broilers
Breeder Pullet Unit
Table Layers
Farm Gate
No. Houses Capacity Price
Value
County
Bartow
$0
5 8,000
$12.00
$480,000
Cherokee
4 21,000
$12.00 $1,008,000
Forsyth
Gwinnett
$0
Paulding
$0
Total
9
$1,488,000
No. Houses Capacity Price
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$112,677,600
State Total:
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$105,584,794
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District
7
District 7
1.3%
Rest of GA 98.7%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Hatching Layers
Other
No. Houses
County
8
Bartow
3
Cherokee
1
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
12
No. Houses Capacity Price
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Farm Gate
Value
Capacity Price
10,000
$29.00 $2,320,000
6,000
$29.00
$522,000
9,000
$29.00
$261,000
$0
$0
$3,103,000
$294,331,070
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
1.1%
Rest of GA 98.9%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
32
Farm Gate
Value
Broiler - Grower
No. Houses
County
460
Bartow
149
Cherokee
266
Forsyth
15
Gwinnett
55
Paulding
Total
945
Capacity Price
26,000
$0.05
17,000
$0.05
17,218
$0.05
26,000
$0.05
26,000
$0.05
Farm Gate
Value
16,216,612
$3,063,917
$7,281,082
$539,136
$1,938,943
$29,039,689
$394,473,388
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
7.4%
Rest of GA 92.6%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Broiler - Integrator
No. Houses
County
460
Bartow
149
Cherokee
266
Forsyth
15
Gwinnett
55
Paulding
Total
945
Capacity Price
26,000
$0.34
17,000
$0.34
17,218
$0.34
26,000
$0.34
26,000
$0.34
Farm Gate
Value
15,881,205
21,894,239
52,029,396
$3,852,576
13,855,362
$207,512,778
$2,832,935,275
State Total:
Congressional District as % of
Georgia
District 7
District 7
7.3%
Rest of GA 92.7%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Prepared by: The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
33
Other Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 7
$ 732,704
2002 Other Farm Gate Value
Congressional District 7
Other
Turkey Leases
Crop Insurance
Government
Payments
Crop Insurance
0.4%
Government Payments 24.6%
Deer Leases
54.6%
Duck Leases
0.1%
Turkey Leases
0.2%
Other
20.1%
Total:
100.0%
Duck Leases
Deer Leases
Crop Insurance
Hunting Leases - Deer
Farm Gate
Value
$3,190
$0
$0
$0
$0
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
$3,190
Total
Price
40,000
$8.00
10,000
$8.00
50,000
Total
$112,683,572
State Total:
Acres
$400,000
$73,295,452
State Total:
Congressional District as %
of Georgia
Congressional District as %
of Georgia
District 7
District 7
District 7
0.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
District 7
0.5%
Rest of GA 99.5%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
Government Payments
Hunting Leases - Duck
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$162,369
$125
$17,810
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
$180,304
Total
$672,687,500
State Total:
Farm Gate
Value
$320,000
$0
$0
$0
$80,000
Acres
Price
10
$100.00
10
$1,000
$913,130
State Total:
Congressional District as %
of Georgia
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$1,000
$0
$0
$0
Congressional District as %
of Georgia
District 7
District 7
District 7
0.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
District 7
0.1%
Rest of GA 99.9%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Rest of GA
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Hunting Leases - Turkey
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Acres
Price
600
$2.00
600
Total
Farm Gate
Value
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,200
$1,200
$4,322,936
State Total:
Congressional District as %
of Georgia
District 7
District 7
0.0%
Rest of GA 100.0%
Total:
100.0%
Rest of GA
Other
County
Bartow
Cherokee
Forsyth
Gwinnett
Paulding
Total
Acres
Farm Gate
Value
$22,010
$125,000
$147,010
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Center for Agribusiness
and Economic Development
The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development is a unit of the College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of the University of Georgia, combining the
missions of research and extension. The Center has among its objectives:
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To provide feasibility and other short term studies for current or potential
Georgia agribusiness firms and/or emerging food and fiber industries.
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To provide agricultural, natural resource, and demographic data for private and
public decision makers.
To find out more, visit our Web site at: http://www.agecon.uga.edu/~caed/
Or contact:
John McKissick, Coordinator
Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
Lumpkin House
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602-7509
Phone (706)542-0760
caed@agecon.uga.edu
The University of Georgia and Fort Valley State University, and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and counties of the state cooperating. The Cooperative Extension Service offers
educational programs, assistance and materials to all people without regard to race, color,
national origin, age, sex or disability.
An equal opportunity/affirmative action organization committed to a diverse work force.
July, 2003
Issued in furtherance of Cooperation Extension Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, the University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Cooperating.
Gale Buchanan, Dean and Director